KUYT MOVES TO 'DREAM CLUB' REDS

Kuyt officially signs for Liverpool

After countless stories and speculation it appears that Dirk Kuyt is about to officially sign for Liverpool - his true 'dream club'.

Newcastle matched Liverpool's price and offered the player twice as much money but it appears that Kuyt is not the usual mercenary that Newcastle buy.

"For me Liverpool is to be sure the dream club I was looking for. "There was more interest from abroad, but for me there was nothing of the calibre of Liverpool, a brilliant club with an enormous reputation and fantastic, empathic support and a fabulous history. It is an honour to play for a club like that. "I leave Feyenoord with mixed feelings. I have experienced three great years in Rotterdam, despite us not winning any major prizes. The crowd continued to adopt a positive attitude in spite of that.

"Feyenoord supporters are the sort of fans any club would like to have in their stadium. I will always respect that, as I respect all the people at the club. That is why I consider it an honour that the chairman wanted to see me back at De Kuip. "That is an expression of appreciation. I wish the players, coaches and all fans a great deal of success this season. From England I will continue to follow everything that happens at De Kuip."

Liverpool's capture of Kuyt ends a summer-long chase for the 26-year-old, who was also linked with Tottenham.

Feyenoord were desperate to hold on to the striker, who appeared for Holland at the World Cup, but admitted defeat on Thursday. "We did everything we could to keep Dirk at Feyenoord," said chairman Jorien van den Herik. "We went a long way to doing that and Dirk was open to that, but we knew that the chance was he would leave if his dream club came in. Liverpool is his dream club.

"Many clubs have tried to contact Dirk over the recent period, but he's said no to clubs every time. "That characterises Dirk's attitude: either Feyenoord or my dream club."

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